[OOC] One Piece ------ A Pirate's Life for Me------

[Demous]

I'm debating between a zoan fistfighter or a swordswoman.

[Shadolord]

I'm debating between a zoan fistfighter or a swordswoman.

@Demous

If it helps I'm doing knife fighter.

[Demous]

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If it helps I'm doing knife fighter.

@Shadolord

Hmm... Maybe...

[malmshodes]

I'm debating between a zoan fistfighter or a swordswoman.

@Demous

Wow. My thoughts exactly lol

Also, a few things.
1. Is there anywhere you guys would prefer the story starts out with? I find myself leaning more towards East Blue, if only for tradition's sake, but I could probably get things going from anywhere.

2. As far as characters go is there anything I need to specify to help with the CS creation? Is there anyone who needs help designing a character, because I've got time and would be more than happy to help.

3. As far as a starting time for the actual rp, I realize that this is going to be a crazy weekend and all, but I don't want to just leave the beginning postponed indefinite. So.. how about we set things up for Monday?

[Shadolord]

Name: Bella Nocturne
Alias: Nightshade Chef
Appearance:
Age: 27
Position on the Ship: Cook
Personality: Curious is one word that can easily describe Bella. Her curiosity has led her into many a problematic situation. Creativity is another defining factor of who Bella is it takes some creativity to hide the taste of toxins. She hates waste, both effort and resources. She considers bad cooks to be a waste of her oxygen, though she believes those who are learning to cook or trying to improve are worth the combined weight of the kitchen in gold.
Background: Growing up in a well off family she wanted for nothing but spent time in the kitchen watching the servants working. One day on a trip to another island for a fun vacation their ship was destroyed by pirates she floated on some flotsam to a deserted island at the age of eleven. Her life took a horrid turn on that island but it helped shape her into who she is. 9 years on that island gave her time to learn to survive and more importantly kill things so she can survive as well as different ways to do it. Rescued by a ship that stopped to investigate and brought her back to civilization. Back in civilization she got a job working as a cook in a bar and proceeded to work up the chain.
Weapons/ Items: Assorted Knives, Collection vials, Poison test strips.
Abilities: Encyclopedic knowledge of poisonous/venomous flora/fauna, Advanced knife skills, Good accuracy with thrown objects.
Techniques: (Having trouble thinking of these)
Other:

[Demous]

@malmshodes Well more specifically a mythic type Xian if that's okay

[malmshodes]

@Demous

@malmshodes Well more specifically a mythic type Xian if that's okay

@Demous

I don't have any problem with someone using a mythical zohan on principle, but if its OP I won't accept it.

[Stern Algorithm]

@Stern Algorithm@Demous@Shadolord
Quick question: who is planning on being a devil fruit user? I ask because I'm working on my character and want to have her on the minority.

@malmshodes

I'm planning on making an 'inventor' type who uses sound vibrations, so no fruit ability.

I'm debating between a zoan fistfighter or a swordswoman.

@Demous

Not to step on your toes or anything, but my character will also be a swordsperson who will essentially use a steel-plated string bass as a shield and a bladed bow as the sword. Not that there's an issue with having multiple swordspeople. Just thought I'd let you know.

[malmshodes]

@Stern Algorithm

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I'm planning on making an 'inventor' type who uses sound vibrations, so no fruit ability.

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Not to step on your toes or anything, but my character will also be a swordsperson who will essentially use a steel-plated string bass as a shield and a bladed bow as the sword. Not that there's an issue with having multiple swordspeople. Just thought I'd let you know.

@Stern Algorithm

That sounds really cool!
As far as the sword thing does, I don't have any issues with several people using swords. :)

[Stern Algorithm]

HHH

Name: Handel Haydn Hallelujah
Alias: Commander Hallelujah, Agent Hallelujah, The Fiddler Crab
Appearance:

Replace the labcoat with a marine's 'Justice' jacket.

Age: 30
Position on the Ship: Navigator
Personality:

Handel seems friendly but in a 'get under your skin' sort of way. An eavesdropper at heart, he likes to plant baby den den mushi in private locations to hear other peoples' conversations and ends up knowing more information about people than they expect. He is a bit excessive compulsive and can be very particular when it comes to the tidiness of his belongings. He is a deep thinker and surprisingly empathetic. His quest is to bring back a moral and ethical government. He is always wearing a somewhat creepy smile that makes it hard for others to guess his thoughts. Handel hates when a plan doesn't go right. Handel tends to be a bit flirty with people he's close to regardless of gender.

Background:

Handel grew up the son of a rich, military family. He learned to play string instruments when he was young and was set to become a great marine as his inevitable future career. He joined the marines, keeping peace and helping take down weak pirates in the name of peace and justice, eventually working his way up to being commander and second in command of a ship, where he supported his captain with brilliant strategies that prioritized the survival of the crew, making as few sacrifices as possible, and even preventing the loss of life of the enemy, earning his captain a reputation of mercy.

These strategies earned Handel a transfer from normal navy service into the intelligence division, where he became an agent of Cipher Pol 1, CP1. Here he utilized his ability to gather and exploit information in preventative schemes that stopped violence and uprisings before they began. Yet more and more, he was being asked to make difficult choices and to prioritize 'efficiency' and secrecy over the lives of his enemies and the soldiers he was responsible for. He went along with the flow, comforting himself with moral justifications until it became too much for him. He realized he had become a man who no longer saw other humans as people but as numbers in his calculations. He had been numbed to the atrocities he had committed in the name of 'justice'. In the middle of an important government operation, Handel let slip the amount of soldiers that would be sacrificed among the navy as well as spilling information to the enemy, giving them a chance to escape. This saved numerous lives from both sides, but convicted him of high treason. He had prepared for this outcome, and had asked his father in a letter to disown him, and then he slipped away and went into hiding before the marines came to arrest him. His family is safe, having enough money and clout to avoid trouble from the marines. Since Handel deserted before the Marine schism, he is unsure how he is viewed by the Shielding Marines, though he is certain the Old Marines want him dead, having placed a 5,000,000 Beri bounty on his head. He suspects the Shielding marines remember the atrocities he has orchestrated rather than the fact that he has abandoned that life.

Weapons/ Items:

• String Bass (Shield)
• Bass Bow (Sword)
• Various other musical instruments
• Den Den Mushi Set including several regular ones, a few baby ones, and a black one.

Abilities:

Handel is an inventor and a spy, who uses sound vibrations and information on his enemies to deadly effect. He knows navigation, and has some medical knowledge (mostly anesthesiology, pain management and psychosomatics) so he can be an assistant doctor but not the main doctor. He is better as a strategist, infiltrator or assassin.

Techniques:

In close range, he uses a unique sword and shield fighting style. The back of his bass is steel-plated, he holds the neck of the base, planting the spike of the bass in the ground with it's back towards the enemy as a massive riot shield. The bow of his fiddle has a blade along its edge which he swings as a short sword. He is also strong enough to lift the bass and swing it around, using the spike at the bottom to impale foes. He has learned how to use vibrations and sound to affect various materials, as long as he tweaks the frequency. Typically, the stiffer and more brittle a material is, the easier it is to damage it with sound. He can imbue his sword/bow with a frequency by running it along the strings of the base and then striking with the sword giving it a property to easily cleave through the specific material it was tuned to. He can also launch out sonic attacks at range, but sound dissipates with distance and is considerably weaker. He often plays on his own turf, scattering Den Den Mushi around to relay sonic attacks and create harmonic/acoustic zones where his sonic attacks are much more powerful. Handel knows various ways of using sound to affect the human body. He has the ability to infiltrate Marine ships and bases due to his background and intercept communications with his black Den Den Mushi. Handel requires information on the enemy to be most effective. His most powerful attacks take time or require preparation beforehand. He has limited long range capabilities, and is more defensive than offensive. He is only a decent swordsman at best, and relies more on surprise, advantage, and finesse. He runs the role of 'support mage' for the most part.

Other:

Handel is used to luxury and is a big spender. His musical inventions are also not cheap, so he'll tend to splurge the crews treasure on extravagant shopping sprees.

[malmshodes]

@Stern Algorithm

HHH

Name: Handel Haydn Hallelujah
Alias: Commander Hallelujah, Agent Hallelujah, The Fiddler Crab
Appearance:

Replace the labcoat with a marine's 'Justice' jacket.

Age: 30
Position on the Ship: Navigator
Personality:

Handel seems friendly but in a 'get under your skin' sort of way. An eavesdropper at heart, he likes to plant baby den den mushi in private locations to hear other peoples' conversations and ends up knowing more information about people than they expect. He is a bit excessive compulsive and can be very particular when it comes to the tidiness of his belongings. He is a deep thinker and surprisingly empathetic. His quest is to bring back a moral and ethical government. He is always wearing a somewhat creepy smile that makes it hard for others to guess his thoughts. Handel hates when a plan doesn't go right. Handel tends to be a bit flirty with people he's close to regardless of gender.

Background:

Handel grew up the son of a rich, military family. He learned to play string instruments when he was young and was set to become a great marine as his inevitable future career. He joined the marines, keeping peace and helping take down weak pirates in the name of peace and justice, eventually working his way up to being commander and second in command of a ship, where he supported his captain with brilliant strategies that prioritized the survival of the crew, making as few sacrifices as possible, and even preventing the loss of life of the enemy, earning his captain a reputation of mercy.

These strategies earned Handel a transfer from normal navy service into the intelligence division, where he became an agent of Cipher Pol 1, CP1. Here he utilized his ability to gather and exploit information in preventative schemes that stopped violence and uprisings before they began. Yet more and more, he was being asked to make difficult choices and to prioritize 'efficiency' and secrecy over the lives of his enemies and the soldiers he was responsible for. He went along with the flow, comforting himself with moral justifications until it became too much for him. He realized he had become a man who no longer saw other humans as people but as numbers in his calculations. He had been numbed to the atrocities he had committed in the name of 'justice'. In the middle of an important government operation, Handel let slip the amount of soldiers that would be sacrificed among the navy as well as spilling information to the enemy, giving them a chance to escape. This saved numerous lives from both sides, but convicted him of high treason. He had prepared for this outcome, and had asked his father in a letter to disown him, and then he slipped away and went into hiding before the marines came to arrest him. His family is safe, having enough money and clout to avoid trouble from the marines. Since Handel deserted before the Marine schism, he is unsure how he is viewed by the Shielding Marines, though he is certain the Old Marines want him dead, having placed a 5,000,000 Beri bounty on his head. He suspects the Shielding marines remember the atrocities he has orchestrated rather than the fact that he has abandoned that life.

Weapons/ Items:

• String Bass (Shield)
• Bass Bow (Sword)
• Various other musical instruments
• Den Den Mushi Set including several regular ones, a few baby ones, and a black one.

Abilities:

Handel is an inventor and a spy, who uses sound vibrations and information on his enemies to deadly effect. He knows navigation, and has some medical knowledge (mostly anesthesiology, pain management and psychosomatics) so he can be an assistant doctor but not the main doctor. He is better as a strategist, infiltrator or assassin.

Techniques:

In close range, he uses a unique sword and shield fighting style. The back of his bass is steel-plated, he holds the neck of the base, planting the spike of the bass in the ground with it's back towards the enemy as a massive riot shield. The bow of his fiddle has a blade along its edge which he swings as a short sword. He is also strong enough to lift the bass and swing it around, using the spike at the bottom to impale foes. He has learned how to use vibrations and sound to affect various materials, as long as he tweaks the frequency. Typically, the stiffer and more brittle a material is, the easier it is to damage it with sound. He can imbue his sword/bow with a frequency by running it along the strings of the base and then striking with the sword giving it a property to easily cleave through the specific material it was tuned to. He can also launch out sonic attacks at range, but sound dissipates with distance and is considerably weaker. He often plays on his own turf, scattering Den Den Mushi around to relay sonic attacks and create harmonic/acoustic zones where his sonic attacks are much more powerful. Handel knows various ways of using sound to affect the human body. He has the ability to infiltrate Marine ships and bases due to his background and intercept communications with his black Den Den Mushi. Handel requires information on the enemy to be most effective. His most powerful attacks take time or require preparation beforehand. He has limited long range capabilities, and is more defensive than offensive. He is only a decent swordsman at best, and relies more on surprise, advantage, and finesse. He runs the role of 'support mage' for the most part.

Other:

Handel is used to luxury and is a big spender. His musical inventions are also not cheap, so he'll tend to splurge the crews treasure on extravagant shopping sprees.

@Stern Algorithm

As far as the other instruments go, are any of them weaponized too, or somehow used in his fighting style?

Other than that I like him. He's an interesting character with unique abilities.

[Fenfeir]

Hello I see the doctor space is available and wish to play with you all

[malmshodes]

@Fenfeir

Hello I see the doctor space is available and wish to play with you all

@Fenfeir

Wish granted. I'll reserve the doctor spot for you :)

[Stern Algorithm]

@Stern Algorithm
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As far as the other instruments go, are any of them weaponized too, or somehow used in his fighting style?

Other than that I like him. He's an interesting character with unique abilities.

@malmshodes

For the time being, none of his other instruments are weaponized, but his combat growth will be split between refining his fighting technique and inventing/weaponizing musical instruments.

[malmshodes]

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For the time being, none of his other instruments are weaponized, but his combat growth will be split between refining his fighting technique and inventing/weaponizing musical instruments.

@Stern Algorithm

Sounds good. He's accepted. Go ahead and put him in the character section :)

[Fenfeir]

Name : Chester Caraway
Alias: The Disturbed Doctor
Age: 20
Appearance: he is tall about 6'2" and has a barrel chest and broad shoulders his physic is in prime condition at all times his diet and musculoskeletal system finely cared for. He has icy blue eyes with a ring of gray around the pupils . His hair is a light grayish brown and pulled back in a messy ponytail. He wears a lab coat and a tan dress shirt with suspenders and brown pants with dress shoes.

Personality:he has multiple personality quirks and suffers from mild schizophrenia and bipolar disorder .he has a habit of making people uncomfortable with tales of past successful and unsuccessful surgical stories. He is kind and generous though his motives seem rather mysterious. He never has a dour mood and always wears a grin.

Background: he came from a small island ravaged by disease war and famine his father was killed and he was taken in by a triage doctor he studied with the man for the greater part of his life before man was executed the two for a long time searched for new methods and experiments to bypass hunger and thirst or to repair the body he was treated as a dangerous entity.

Weapons: steel darts/ randomized chemical compounds/ needle and thread

Abilities: eidetic learning from books. Razor fine eye hand control. He can memorize pictures and written words permanently upon study . His hands never slip of twitch and every action is precisely planned hence his accuracy with steel darts

Techniques: battlefield mcgyver: He has an immense pool of knowledge and can occasionally turn mundane items into lethal weapons and traps. Strange science: uses a temporary mutagenic agent with unknown consequences

Position: doctor

Negatives: ADD like behavior and forgets to label things . DANGEROUSLY curious

[Fenfeir]

This is my first draft in case I need to edit it

[malmshodes]

@Fenfeir

Name : Chester Caraway
Alias: The Disturbed Doctor
Age: 20
Appearance: he is tall about 6'2" and has a barrel chest and broad shoulders his physic is in prime condition at all times his diet and musculoskeletal system finely cared for. He has icy blue eyes with a ring of gray around the pupils . His hair is a light grayish brown and pulled back in a messy ponytail. He wears a lab coat and a tan dress shirt with suspenders and brown pants with dress shoes.
Personality:he has multiple personality quirks and suffers from mild schizophrenia and bipolar disorder he has a habit of making people uncomfortable with tales of past successful and unsuccessful surgical stories
Background: he came from a small island ravaged by disease war and famine his father was killed and he was taken in by a triage doctor he studied with the man for the greater part of his life before man was executed the two for a long time searched for new methods and experiments to bypass hunger and thirst or to repair the body he was treated as a dangerous entity.
Weapons: steel darts/ randomized chemical compounds
Abilities: eidetic learning from books. Razor fine eye hand control.
Position: doctor
Negatives: ADD like behavior and forgets to label things . DANGEROUSLY curious

@Fenfeir

First thing, please try to put some more effort into your punctuation, mainly the ending punctuation, please.

The personality section needs to be at least a full paragraph long. So it needs three more sentences.

The biography is a bit hard to understand because of the punctuation issues. Could you clean it up a little.

What kind fighter is he? How does he use his abilities in a fight?

What about techniques? Our characters are just starting out so they don't have a wide range of abilities under their belts but I'd at least like to see each person with a technique or two.

[Fenfeir]

The reason why it's my first draft I'll do some edits and try cleaning up my punctuation but it's honestly a weak suit

[Fenfeir]

Alright there's the first edit tell me if I should add or remove anything